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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... Clinical Diagnosis ... nystagmus) - Cerebellar ... dysfunction and gait ... #diagnosis #criteria
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... nystagmus) • Cerebellar ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Action ... Muscle Movement • Cerebellar ... ataxia, Vitamin E deficiency ... #Algorithm #Causes
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar ... Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria ... A - Ataxia - Gait ... DANISH #Mnemonic #Cerebellar ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Weight Gain / Obesity  - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Expenditure:
 • Sedentary Lifestyle
 • Smoking Cessation
Weight Gain / Obesity ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... Hypogonadism • GH Deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... Pernicious anemia/B12 deficiency ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... ) - Waddling gait
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
Causes of Gait Disturbance ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Sporadic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
diabetic, B12 deficiency ... range of motion, gait ... Clues: Ataxia, dysmetria ... falling, functional gait ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis
Weight Gain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Intake
 • Dietary
 • Social/Behavioural
 • Iatrogenic
Decreased Expenditure
 • Sedentary
Weight Gain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Growth Hormone Deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... directed toward the cerebellum ... for truncal and gait ... algorithm because ... #Diagnosis #AVS